Roommate of Madison woman accused of killing baby: 'It is an utter tragedy'

Desiree Dawn Childers, 27, of Oak Brook Circle in Madison, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013 and charged with murder in connection with her baby's death. The baby was found in a bathtub on Friday, Aug. 30, 2013.

Neighbors and a roommate say they are shocked and saddened by the death of a baby at a home in Madison on Friday.

"It is an utter tragedy," Tiffany Dawn Newton, a resident of the home said. "This is a very tragic time."

Newton said she was not home when police responded to the house, located at 108 Oak Brook Circle, on Friday, Aug. 30. The call was in reference to a baby that had possibly drowned in a tub, police said.